Dormammu: Why Does It Feel Like Someone's Raiding My Home?!

The Cloak of Levitation, a magical artifact.

It was said to be an ancient divine artifact, as well as one of the most famous pieces of clothing and equipment.

Luo Bai knew about this cloak.

Not only could it let someone float in the air, but it could also move according to its owner's wishes and participate in battle. It could even help its wearer withstand a certain amount of physical and magical attacks. Of course, it could also alter its appearance.

Most importantly, it possessed a will of its own.

Simply put, the Cloak of Levitation chose an owner it found satisfactory.

Clearly, it had chosen Luo Bai now.

When he saw the Cloak of Levitation appear, Luo Bai had actually been somewhat curious.

After all, in the original story, it had chosen Doctor Strange as its owner and become his exclusive artifact.

He had not expected the cloak to choose him instead. Was this the charm of top-tier fortune?

"Supreme Sorcerer, it seems this cloak likes you very much." Just as he was thinking that, Daniel spoke.

Luo Bai came back to his senses and looked at the Cloak of Levitation. "Looks like I'm quite lucky."

The moment he finished speaking, the Cloak of Levitation flew over by itself and draped around Luo Bai's shoulders. It then became as quiet as an ordinary cloak, making no further movements.

Seeing this, Luo Bai continued, "All right, let's continue touring the second floor."

Daniel nodded and continued leading the way.

The second floor of the New York Sanctum had many rooms—studies, bedrooms, and more.

Of course, what attracted Luo Bai the most were the various magical artifacts displayed there.

"These display cases contain all kinds of magical items from across the Multiverse. This is Dragonfang, this is the Axe of Angarruum, and this is the Cosmic Cauldron," Daniel introduced them one by one.

Luo Bai paused, then looked at one of the objects that resembled a holy grail. "This thing is called the Cosmic Cauldron?"

"Yes," Daniel replied.

"Why is it called that? What does it do?" Luo Bai asked, picking it up for a closer look.

Daniel explained from the side, "It is an artifact mages use to predict the future and reveal the secrets of the universe. Mages usually need an incantation to activate it, but very few can use it well. Predicting the future is not so easy."

While Daniel was explaining, he saw Luo Bai already using it the very next second.

Daniel froze instantly.

No, he had not even told him what the incantation was yet!!!

How had Luo Bai already started activating it?!

Feeling rather confused, Daniel could not help asking Wong beside him, "Wong, did you tell him the activation incantation?"

Wong shook his head. "No."

"Then how did the Supreme Sorcerer activate the Cosmic Cauldron?" Daniel asked.

Wong frowned and answered helplessly, "How the hell should I know?!"

Daniel: "..."

The two fell silent.

By then, Luo Bai had already finished trying it out.

His conclusion was that it was completely inferior to the Time Stone.

The Cosmic Cauldron did not directly show someone the future like the Time Stone did. It was more like a prophecy-type artifact that could foretell the future.

No wonder Gu Yi rarely used this artifact and instead left it for other mages.

Still, for ordinary mages, this artifact was indeed quite good.

With that thought, Luo Bai returned the artifact to its original place.

When he turned around, he realized Daniel and Wong both wore utterly bewildered expressions.

Luo Bai found it strange and could not help asking, "Why are you both making that face?"

Only then did Wong finally ask, "Do you know how to use that thing?"

"I don't," Luo Bai said, shaking his head. "It's my first time seeing it too."

"Then how did you know the incantation?" Wong asked again.

Luo Bai answered with complete seriousness, "I guessed."

What the hell, he guessed it??

Wong and Daniel's eyes widened at the same time.

"Are magical incantations really that easy to guess?!" Wong could not help complaining.

Luo Bai said nothing. He merely looked at Wong's shocked expression and thought to himself.

With fortune backing me, isn't guessing a "password" ridiculously easy?

I guessed the spells in Agamotto too.

Of course.

That was only what he thought; he did not say anything more.

After fully touring the Sanctum, Luo Bai finally spoke again. "All right. I more or less understand the situation at the New York Sanctum now. Mage Daniel, I have decided to guard the New York Sanctum from now on."

The meaning behind his words was obvious. Daniel tactfully said, "Then I'll leave the New York Sanctum to you, Supreme Sorcerer. I'll take my leave first."

After saying that, Daniel departed.

Watching him leave, Wong asked, "Is there anything else you need me to do, Supreme Sorcerer?"

Luo Bai shook his head. "Not for now. I'll go to the training grounds at six tomorrow morning. Go handle your own business first. Thank you, Wong."

"You're too polite, Supreme Sorcerer." With that, Wong also left the New York Sanctum.

After the two left, Luo Bai entered the study and began reading through the books there, along with the documents Mordo had given him.

Because Luo Bai had already mastered time magic proficiently, he could now use time acceleration to read and study.

Despite the wall full of books and documents, Luo Bai finished them all in less than half an hour.

Afterward, Luo Bai gained a general understanding of the Sanctums and their magical formations.

Every previous Supreme Sorcerer had fused their own magic with the formation that simulated Earth.

That way, no matter where they were or where their souls were,

the Supreme Sorcerer could immediately sense Earth's condition and monitor everything at Kamar-Taj.

Fusing with the formation was not difficult. Luo Bai succeeded after just one attempt.

The successful connection was equivalent to Luo Bai possessing a simulated planet of his own.

As long as he wanted to, he could sense and observe everything currently happening on Earth at any time.

Of course, not every place could be observed perfectly. There could be interference when observing certain areas.

After all, Kamar-Taj's mages were not the only people on Earth who knew magic.

For now, the only city he could observe clearly and without any interference was the one where Kamar-Taj was located.

That was understandable. After all, Kamar-Taj was the center of the formation.

The closer one was to the center, the easier it was to observe.

After establishing the connection with Kamar-Taj, Luo Bai came up with a plan: to study the Darkhold.

Earth might have seemed rather peaceful before, but in truth, all of that peace was due to Gu Yi.

As the strongest mage on Earth, Gu Yi's existence had deterred quite a few powerful figures.

But now that Gu Yi was dead, news of it would likely spread throughout the universe before long.

That meant Earth was about to become unstable.

The cosmic timeline had already changed because of Luo Bai's arrival, so he could not trust the timeline he remembered.

He needed to prepare for the crises that might occur on Earth next. The best method was to increase his own strength.

With that thought, Luo Bai took out the Darkhold he had sealed away and opened it to study.

Because he had trained his soul for quite some time before this, the Darkhold's corrosive effect on Luo Bai still remained, but it was no longer as intense as when he had first read it.

After roughly flipping through the Darkhold, Luo Bai more or less understood its contents.

The magic in the Darkhold was broadly divided into six major types.

They were: how to enter evil dimensional spaces, how to become a vampire or werewolf, how to control human will, how to summon Chthon, how to draw spiritual energy, and how to draw dark power.

The magic within was extremely extreme. If he learned some of it, he would definitely lose control.

So Luo Bai chose two comparatively "peaceful" spells: how to draw spiritual energy and how to absorb dark power.

These two spells were actually somewhat connected. Simply put, their cultivation methods were more or less the same.

And their method of cultivation was very simple and direct. To put it bluntly, they taught incantations that allowed one to absorb dark power.

And this dark power was not limited to Chthon's. It depended entirely on how the user chose to wield it.

Simply put, as long as one mastered it and possessed sufficient strength,

one could absorb dark power from any dimension.

After understanding this, Luo Bai opened the Mirror Dimension and began trying it out.

Because Luo Bai possessed an extremely solid magical foundation, he quickly grasped the method and began drawing dark power.

At the same time.

Dormammu in the Dark Dimension.

Mephisto in the demon realm, and others.

All sensed that something was wrong.

Why did it feel like someone was raiding their home??